| Steven Sotloff's family breaks silence Posted: 03 Sep 2014 03:34 PM PDT  Sotloff family: "Steve was no hero ... He was a mere man who tried to find good."
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| 5 killed in fighter jet crash in Libya Posted: 03 Sep 2014 02:28 PM PDT  A Libyan security official says a military jet has crashed in the country's eastern city of Tobruk, killing the pilot and four other people.
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| Mass unemployment filing follows Atlantic City casino closures Posted: 03 Sep 2014 03:30 PM PDT  The closing of Atlantic City's Revel casino has caused a rush of people signing up for unemployment benefits, with around 500 people lining up at a temporary resource center Wednesday morning. Around 8,300 people are losing jobs with three casinos closing in less than a month - Showboat, a Caesars Entertainment Corp property, closed Sunday morning, Revel closed early on Tuesday morning and Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino is due to close on Sept. 16. "You have to take the ups with the downs, and you have faith in God," said 49-year-old Irene Seda, who was waiting to claim benefits after being laid off as a card dealer when Revel shut its doors. Hundreds more are expected in the coming days at the center in Atlantic City organized by Unite-HERE's Local 54 labor union with state and local officials.
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| Sotloff family mourns beheaded son as a 'gentle soul' Posted: 03 Sep 2014 05:12 PM PDT  By David Adams MIAMI (Reuters) - The family of Steven Sotloff, the second American journalist beheaded by Islamic State militants, said on Wednesday he was no hero and no war junkie but "a mere man who tried to find good concealed in a world of darkness." Barak Barfi, a friend of Sotloff who is serving as a family spokesman, read a statement from the family remembering the slain journalist as a "gentle soul" - a fan of the NFL's Miami Dolphins who was fond of junk food, enjoyed the TV series "South Park" and liked to talk to his father about golf. He merely wanted to give voice to those who had none," Barfi said outside the family's one-story home in a leafy Miami suburb. President Barack Obama vowed to "degrade and destroy" the group.
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| Missouri governor lifts state of emergency in Ferguson Posted: 03 Sep 2014 11:12 AM PDT  (Reuters) - Missouri Governor Jay Nixon on Wednesday formally lifted the state of emergency that he had declared in Ferguson weeks ago when the shooting death of an unarmed black teenager by a white police officer sparked sometimes violent demonstrations. "Over the past week, we've seen students getting back to school, businesses reopening their doors and folks getting back to their normal routines," Nixon said in a statement. Nixon had declared a state of emergency on Aug. 16 due to unrest in the St. Louis suburb following the Aug. ...
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| U.S. says Islamic State video of journalist's killing is authentic Posted: 03 Sep 2014 02:47 AM PDT  An Islamic State video showing the beheading of American journalist Steven Sotloff in reprisal for U.S. National Security Council spokesperson Caitlin Hayden said on Wednesday. Intelligence Community has analyzed the recently released video showing U.S. President Barack Obama is in Estonia ahead of a NATO summit in Wales later this week.
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| Bus gets stuck in sinkhole in suburban Phoenix Posted: 03 Sep 2014 03:43 PM PDT  A city bus got stuck in a sinkhole after a water main broke in suburban Phoenix, forcing the passengers and driver to evacuate through the windows.
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| Britain’s Ashya King set for Czech Republic cancer treatment Posted: 03 Sep 2014 08:33 AM PDT  British boy Ashya King is due to receive treatment for his brain tumour in the Czech Republic, his family said Wednesday, after getting the green light from the British hospital responsible for his care. Police in Spain released the parents of the five-year-old on Tuesday after they were briefly detained for removing Ashya from Southampton General Hospital in the UK without the consent of doctors. The incident sparked an international manhunt for Brett and Naghemeh King, who were eventually tracked down with the rest of their family to Malaga, Spain. Daniel King said Wednesday that his brother would travel to the Proton Therapy Centre (PTC) in Prague to receive specialist treatment unavailable in Britain.
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| Guatemala bishop's killer allegedly ran prison criminal empire Posted: 03 Sep 2014 04:26 PM PDT  GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — A Guatemalan army captain sentenced to 20 years for the slaying of a Roman Catholic bishop was charged with money laundering and organized crime for allegedly building a multimillion-dollar illicit prison empire based on threats and corruption.
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| Recline rancor: Passenger speaks out about airline seat dispute Posted: 03 Sep 2014 02:02 PM PDT  NEW YORK (AP) — The businessman whose dispute with a fellow airline passenger over a reclined seat sparked a national debate about air-travel etiquette says he's embarrassed by the way the confrontation unfolded and regrets his behavior.
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| Al-Qaida announces India wing, renews loyalty to Taliban chief Posted: 03 Sep 2014 01:45 PM PDT  Al Qaeda leader Ayman al Zawahri on Wednesday announced the formation of an Indian branch of his militant group he said would spread Islamic rule and "raise the flag of jihad" across the subcontinent. In a 55-minute video posted online, Zawahri also renewed a longstanding vow of loyalty to Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Omar, in an apparent snub to the Islamic State armed group challenging al Qaeda for leadership of transnational Islamist militancy. Zawahri described the formation of "Al Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent" as a glad tidings for Muslims "in Burma, Bangladesh, Assam, Gujurat, Ahmedabad, and Kashmir" and said the new wing would rescue Muslims there from injustice and oppression. Counter-terrorism experts say al Qaeda's aging leaders are struggling to compete for recruits with Islamic State, which has galvanized young followers around the world by carving out tracts of territory across the Iraq-Syria border.
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| Ebola: 2 Americans receive new vaccine Posted: 03 Sep 2014 02:52 PM PDT  National Institutes of Health's fast-tracked trial began this week amid growing outbreak.
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| Juvenile jail escape latest for troubled Tenn. facility Posted: 03 Sep 2014 02:17 PM PDT  The juvenile detention center where more than 30 teens escaped under a fence has a long history of violence, allegations of sexual abuse and previous efforts to break out.
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| Mysterious fake cellphone towers intercept calls throughout U.S. Posted:  Seventeen faux towers have been discovered so far, according to a recent report.
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| Michael Brown never charged with serious felony: lawyer Posted: 03 Sep 2014 03:51 PM PDT  The 18-year-old fatally shot by a suburban St. Louis police officer didn't face any juvenile charges at the time of his death and never was charged with a serious felony such as murder, robbery or burglary, a juvenile court system lawyer said Wednesday.
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| Biden: We'll follow terrorists to 'gates of hell' Posted: 03 Sep 2014 11:26 AM PDT  KITTERY, Maine (AP) — Vice President Joe Biden on Wednesday said America will follow the terrorists who posted videos showing the beheading of two journalists "to the gates of hell."
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| N.Y. police to announce details of body camera pilot program Posted: 03 Sep 2014 12:52 PM PDT  New York City's police department is planning to release new details this week about its pilot program for equipping officers with wearable video cameras to record encounters with the public, the department's chief spokesman said. A federal judge ordered the department last year to test the technology in a handful of police precincts after ruling that police had acted unconstitutionally by stopping and frisking black and Latino New Yorkers in disproportionate numbers. Bill Bratton, the police commissioner, is expected to announce a pilot program involving 50 police officers in five of the city's 76 police precincts, according to NYPD spokesman Stephen Davis.
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| U.S. gives $3.1M for Newtown recovery Posted: 03 Sep 2014 12:53 PM PDT  Aid for counseling, other services follows fatal shooting of 20 students and 6 educators.
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| Warren slams Cantor's new job Posted: 02 Sep 2014 03:13 PM PDT  Yahoo's Katie Couric talks with the senator about global crises, her thoughts on 2016.
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| Hagel: Russia, China aim to close military tech gap with U.S. Posted: 03 Sep 2014 12:36 PM PDT  Russia and China are trying to close the technology gap with the U.S. Hagel was speaking before a NATO summit expected to bring Russia's souring relations with the West into sharp focus and the goals of NATO allies to strengthen defense spending. Hagel said the Pentagon was renewing a push to revamp how it works with the defense industry.
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| 3 in their 80s die in N.J. murder-suicide Posted: 03 Sep 2014 12:59 PM PDT  Three people in their 80s were found dead in two homes on a suburban street in New Jersey after a man shot his wife, brother-in-law and himself, authorities said.
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